A brush fire burned at least 15 acres and prompted an evacuation order Monday in Vacaville, firefighters said. The blaze was near Cherry Glen and Pleasants Valley roads. The fire prompted an evacuation order for the following areas: North of Cherry Glenn Road, South of Foothill Drive, East of Pleasants Valley Road, west of city limits. Forward progress of the blaze was reported by firefighters late Monday afternoon. No other information was immediately available. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser ..read more

A fire destroyed a home in the North Bay Monday, firefighters said. It started with a car fire near Vacaville which spread into dry grass, then multiple structures, firefighters said. The flames broke out just after 6 p.m. along Meridian Road, north of Interstate 80. Firefighters said there were people inside the home when the fire broke out, but they were able to get out safely.  It took crews nearly two hours to get things under control ..read more

Baby Harper has been dubbed the “TikTok baby” after her unusual birth story made her internet famous. The Vacaville newborn’s birth story has been viewed more than 1 million times on TikTok. It started when Harper’s mother, Shayanna Markham was sent home from the hospital about five centimeters dilated, only to give birth in her bathroom less than 30 minutes later when the baby just couldn’t wait. “I just grabbed a towel from the towel rack and put it on the floor for some cushion,” she said. “And, within a few seconds after filling her head, I pushed. I just couldn’t help. You just had t ..read more

Crews will be mopping up tomato sauce for at least another few hours along Interstate 80 in Vacaville, where a big-rig jackknifed in a crash early Monday, spilling a load of tomatoes and sending cars skidding across the slick mess. The California Highway Patrol said the wreck, triggered when the big-rig collided with another vehicle near the Davis Street onramp, happened shortly after 5 a.m. and sent three people to the hospital. The truck’s driver lost control and hit the center divide, dumping tomatoes across eastbound lanes. Four cars trying to drive through the sauce crashed into each othe ..read more

A wild turkey reportedly acting aggressively attacked a responding police officer’s vehicle in Vacaville Sunday morning, police said. A citizen flagged down a Vacaville police officer at the county airport and said there was an “aggressive” turkey in the area, according to police. After being found, the turkey – nicknamed the “Vacavilloceraptor” – attacked the officer’s vehicle. The officer retreated “as a de-escalation tactic,” police said, adding that the Solano County Sheriff’s Office would be notified since the incident occurred in their jurisdiction. “If your vehicle is attacked by an agg ..read more

A Vacaville woman said someone flattened the tires of her car and left a blunt message suggesting it was part of an international movement against people driving SUVs. Quanda Ellis-Walker said that on Tuesday morning, she started to drive her Dodge Durango away from her Vacaville home when a dash light told her she had a flat tire. The nurse said she pulled over and saw a letter explaining what happened. “I pulled over and got out of the car and my tire was totally flat,” said Ellis-Walker. “I noticed that a notice was on my vehicle saying that my vehicle was a ‘gas guzzler’ and they let out o ..read more

A Vacaville woman said someone flattened the tires of her car and left a blunt message suggesting it was part of an international movement against people driving SUVs. Quanda Ellis-Walker said that on Tuesday morning, she started to drive her Dodge Durango away from her Vacaville home when a dash light told her she had a flat tire. The nurse said she pulled over and saw a letter explaining what happened. “I pulled over and got out of the car and my tire was totally flat,” said Ellis-Walker. “I noticed that a notice was on my vehicle saying that my vehicle was a ‘gas guzzler’ and they let out o ..read more

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the area of Buena Vista Lane and Timm Road in Vacaville. Evacuation orders are in place for residents north of Cantelow Road, south of Peaceful Glen Road, east of Dove Creek Trail, and west of Timm Road due to a vegetation fire, officials said. The Timm Fire is at 39 acres and 35% containment, according to Cal Fire. The vegetation blaze near the area of Buena Vista Lane and Timm Road in Vacaville, the agency first reported at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday. Firefighters said that forward progress of the fire has been stopped and they will work on containment an ..read more

Two 14-year-old boys died and a third teen was injured in a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle north of Vacaville on Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m., where officers responded and found that an ATV with the three teenage boys inside was traveling on Margaret Lane east of Holmes Lane when the vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree, ejecting all three occupants, CHP officials said. The two 14-year-olds were pronounced dead at the scene and their names were not immediately released by the Solano County coron ..read more

Family members are speaking out after a Caltrans worker lost her life Friday while working on the freeway near Vacaville. 51-year-old Quanda McGadney was struck and killed by a car while working on the side of Interstate 80 near Lagoon Valley Road. McGadney worked for the state for 18 years and leaves behind a 9-year-old daughter. After she was hit, CHP said the driver took off. Vacaville Jun 3 Caltrans Worker Struck, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on I-80 Near Vacaville: CHP Vacaville Jun 4 Caltrans Worker Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver on I-80 Near Vacaville: CHP But officers were able ..read more